USF Advisor Provides Pathways For Polk State Students
When students become a part of the Eagle family at Polk State College, they also have the opportunity to become Bulls or Knights in training. Through the College’s partnerships with University of South Florida’s FUSE…
President, District Board Of Trustees Meet With Legislators, Advocate For Students
Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti and members of the District Board of Trustees recently gathered in Tallahassee to meet with representatives from the Florida College System’s 27 other institutions, as well as engage…
Five Questions With Music, Humanities Professor Ben Pila
Julliard-trained guitarist Ben Pila joined Polk State in 2014 as a Music instructor, but this is his first semester as a full-time professor teaching Humanities. This new responsibility isn’t slowing Pila down, though. He has…
Alumnus, Academic Advisor Gives Back To “Institution That Gave So Much To Me”
College is incredibly exciting, but can also be difficult to navigate. Polk State College’s academic advisors make huge differences in the lives of students every day, not only by ensuring that they enroll in the…
Collegiate High Schools To Host Info Sessions
Polk State Lakeland Collegiate and Polk State Chain of Lakes Collegiate high schools will host informational sessions for current sophomores interested in attending one of Polk State College’s charter schools. Polk State’s collegiate high schools…
Annual MLK Celebration Honors And Inspires
Dr. Alzo J. Reddick, Sr. only played hooky twice – first in 1948 to see Jackie Robinson play ball and again in 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Dr. Reddick was the…
Students Pen Inspiring, Scholarship-Winning Essays On Civil Rights Movement
The Polk State College Foundation presented three students with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream the Dream Scholarship awards at the 14th Annual MLK Celebration for essays on the Civil Rights Movement and community service.…
New Student Spaces Made Possible By Local Businesses
Polk State College students will have new spaces to relax outside of classes on the Winter Haven Campus thanks to volunteer work by two local businesses – Rowe Architects Incorporated and A.D. Morgan Corporation. What…
Polk State Pantry: A Helping Hand For Students Who Need Food And More
Imagine a room full of your favorite snacks. The Polk State Pantry is that, and so much more. The Lakeland Campus pantry will open Tuesday, Jan. 16, in LLC 2155A to provide food to students…
Polk State Announces Spring Arts Schedule
Polk State College is excited to present its Spring 2018 Arts Schedule, which is filled with an extensive array of entertainment from music and theater, to visual and digital-art offerings. Arts programming at Polk State…
